But if you have to ask that, I have to ask why d'you have to ask that? We're so far away from a situation in which fascism is non-existent and democracy exists for all, that it's a moot question, and your proposed answer just becomes pure idle speculation, based on a situation we're never going to see.
Because I think it says a lot about a person or group as to what they'd do when the battle is won.
There's the metaphor of St. George, having slain the Great Dragon, going to slay smaller and smaller dragons, eventually swinging his sword in thin air. Antifa is far from the only movement with this problem.
Your "point" (which, honestly, is on the verge of sophistry) belies your ignorance on the subject matter. Even the rout of it, that Antifa's definition of fascism is broader than usual, is a generalization. In what particular way does Antifa broaden the definition of fascism?
In that, at least by the standards here, they appear to regard anyone right of centre as being fascist.
Also, you said it yourself, that the Greek branch went from opposing Golden Dawn to opposing police brutality. Now, we can all agree that police brutality is bad, but linking it to fascism?
Antifa Australia was going on about the "fascist threat" at least as far back in 2017. Back in 2017, we had Malcolm Turnbull as PM, and he was a man who wasn't far enough right for his own party. I don't know what the equivalent of Reds Under the Beds is for fascists, but if Antifa tells us there's a fascist threat, and does violence to defend against the fascist threat, and assures us that there is a fascist threat, but we can't see a fascist threat, then one starts to wonder...This being the same organization that had already clashed with the Australian Christian Lobby because...Christians are fascists?
Christ, on a normal day, I'd happily have religion out of lobbying/politics altogether, but I'm not about to go around using the term "fascist" to describe everyone I disagree with.
and thirdly, is a perception that comes from a right wing strawman that paints the left as nothing but thugs, a strawman that takes an extremely simplistic and reductionist view of the points being made, and conveniently lumps all violent and non-violent struggle together to disempower and devalue the objectives of movements.
If you'd looked at my posts above, you'd have seen that I didn't equate Antifa to the people they're opposing, and that the people they're opposing are worse.
Yes, but they won't band together to demonstrate against you as antifa. You won't see Antifa demonstrations against social democrat groups, or liberal groups. You may see anarchists or communists do so, but not as a unified front, and definitely not as Antifa.
Maybe...
From a practical standpoint, I doubt it. From a philisophical standpoint? Antifa is basically anarcho-communist, but it gets most of its support (at least here) from college educated liberals. Now, Antifa isn't the be all and end all of how ideological lines have often replaced class lines (hence why many working class folks have gone to One Nation here, and Labour lost so many seats to the Tories in the UK), but somehow this is related to anti-fascism?
The obvious qustion is: who says they have declared Scott Morrison a fascist?
Troy Whitford, Lecturer in Intelligence and Security Studies
Yes, that's a copy-paste. But Antifa, here, is under observation. If ASIS says that antifa regards ScoMo as a fascist, I'm willing to believe them.
Obviously not, because Antifa clearly has a wider remit than widespread mistreatment of American blacks.
But how wide is that remit? It's clearly gone beyond simply fighting fascism.
Is he?
Christ, I can't believe I'm doing this. I didn't vote for the LNP last election. I'm not overly fond of ScoMo. Yeah, he did a good job with the C-virus, but he's a dinosaur on climate change, and I can find other 'sins' in his resume as well. If the LNP has to lead the country, I'd at least prefer Turnbull back (but of course, being a leftie, that's what I would say). But fascist? Really?
Fascism: "A form of
far-right,
authoritarian ultranationalism characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, as well as strong regimentation of society and of the economy."
When ScoMo starts yelling "Australia for the Australians," calls the media "enemies of the people," starts calling Labour likewise, and seeks to reshape society to his Christian ways (he prayed for rain during the drought in public, how dare he!), then I might be able to entertain the idea of ScoMo being fascist. But until that happens, I'd like to hold onto the belief that words should be used specifically, and not be a catch-all for "anyone I disagree with/anyone to the right of me." It's bad when the right uses "socialism" for anything left of centre, and it's bad when the left does it for anything right of centre.